Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 69 Likes: 1 | I really did not care much for the Cisplatin. Not that anybody really does. On the good side it's definitely not habit forming.
I had three doses with concurrent rads as it sounds like you will. The first day of chemo I looked a little green, but didn't feel bad. It took me two or three days to feel bad from chemo. My MO emphasized the importance of fluids after chemo. Get the stuff in and get it out quickly with the fluids. I had fluids by IV for two days after infusion to help clear it out.
It always seemed surreal that the nurse would come out wearing a face shield,plastic apron and rubber gloves to protect themselves from the Cisplatin that they were injecting into my vein.
Treatment is tough, but you will get through it. Be aware that the toughest days are just after treatment ends. It takes a while for things to catch up with you.
I made a list of things I wanted to do post treatment. It gave me something else to think about. Light at the end of the tunnel kind of thing. I've done most everything on it now.
Enjoy your pie and get it ala mode. Everything's better with ice cream.
Oropharyngeal Cancer, SCC, HPV 16+, stage IV T1N2b age 45 Started in my tonsils and spread to my lymph nodes Cisplatin x3 with concurrent daily radiation treatments started 10/22/13 finished 12/6/2013
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